Long Range Coyotes

Need information on good caliber and good scope to shoots coyotes long range. I now have a 6.5 x .284 and was thinking maybe a .338. do not know much about the .338 maybe less wind drift. Also trying to figure out if a 6.5 x20 scope is enough power out to 800 yards or so. What would be the best combination, and retical choice.

Need information on good caliber and good scope to shoots coyotes long range. I now have a 6.5 x .284 and was thinking maybe a .338. do not know much about the .338 maybe less wind drift. Also trying to figure out if a 6.5 x20 scope is enough power out to 800 yards or so. What would be the best combination, and retical choice.

Thanks

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For coyotes you don't need a 338 and something lighter would be a better choice
in my opinion.

Look at the ballistic tables and I think you will see what I mean.

For ranges up to 1000 yrds I would recomend the 7mm RUM or one of its equivalent
wild cats.

This is one of the flatest shooting factory rounds available and with the wide choice
of bullets one of the best for wind drift.

If you don't mind belted cases the 7mm STW would also be a good choice because they
will push a 140gr bullet 3500+ ft/sec and the RUM will exceed 3600+ft/sec.

As for as scopes, any GOOD scope around 6.5x20x50 will work . Milldots or turrents are your
choice. I like both so I have fast holdover with the mill dot and when time is not an issue
I can crank in the the zero with the turrents.

Not sure what 6.5 bullet you are shooting, but I would look into the 123grn or the 139grn Lapua Senar for your 6.5X284. That is a champion caliber for longrange anything really. A yote would be a drop in the bucket for that rifle IMHO.

I spent ½ a day shooting coyotes with a 338 RUM pushing 160gr TXS’s…. PAINFULL ! After 13 shots my ears/shoulder hated me… I was used to being able to manipulate my position to best kill coyotes, and not worry about my shooting form. I had to really pay attention as recoil is too great to be sloppy, making it sometimes hard to pull off unconventional shots. By lunch time I walked back to my truck and finished my hunt with a 243 WSSM. Would I use a .338 for yotes again? For sure!!! But not on a regular basis.

There was a rancher just outside of helena having some coyotes ( some with mange ) messing with his cattle so we took out the 300 win mag ( his ) and my 300 rum with 190 berger vlds. we shot 3 coyotes in a half hour without doing any calling. From 150yds to 530 to 1050 yds . I did miss the first shot at 1050 just barely but got him on the next . Since trying to get the furs was out we figured we might as well get the big gun practice in. you know practice makes perfect...and alot of fun to.

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